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The palace where he would live was set farther back. Its plan was something like the plan for the hall. Solomon had gotten married to Pharaoh's daughter. He made a palace for her. It was like the hall.
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All of those buildings were made out of blocks of very fine stone. They were cut to the right size. They were shaped with a saw on the back and front sides. Those stones were used for the outside of each building and for the large courtyard. They were also used from the foundations up to the roofs.
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Large blocks of very fine stone were used for the foundations. Some were 15 feet long. Others were 12 feet long.
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The walls that were above them were made out of very fine stones. The stones were cut to the right size. On top of them was a layer of cedar beams.
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The large courtyard had a wall around it. The first three layers of the wall were made out of blocks of stone. The top layer was made out of beautiful cedar wood. The same thing was done with the inside courtyard of the LORD's temple and its porch.
More Facts About the Temple
13 King Solomon sent messengers to Tyre. He wanted them to bring Huram back with them.
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Huram's mother was a widow. She was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram's father was from Tyre. He was skilled in working with bronze. Huram also was very skilled. He had done all kinds of work with bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all of the work he was asked to do.
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Huram made two bronze pillars. Each of them was 27 feet high. And each was 18 feet around.
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Each pillar had a decorated top that was made out of bronze. Each top was seven and a half feet high.
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Chains that were linked together hung down from the tops of the pillars. There were seven chains for each top.
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Huram made two rows of pomegranates. They circled the chains. The pomegranates decorated the tops of the pillars. Huram did the same thing for each pillar.